Technology Specialist - Strategic Remediation Validation at Northern Trust

London, England, United Kingdom

Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Financial ServicesIndustries

Proven expertise in financial services assurance and validation testing activities, with a focus on technology, cyber, and data
Excellent communication and leadership skills to influence a wide range of stakeholders
Strong initiative, project management, people skills, sound decision-making, intuitive thinking, and sensitivity to cultural diversity
Ability to establish and develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders
Strong presentation and influence skills
Technical ability to design and execute quality control/validation approaches for complex regulatory and significant internal audit issues
Ability to identify and analyze risks, plan and prioritize validation tasks for on-time delivery, conduct interviews, observe operations, document and analyze processes and controls
Understanding of business risks, controls, processes, relevant laws, regulatory rules, and the impact of systems within areas reviewed
Responsibility to stay current on regulatory rules

Demonstrate excellent communication and leadership to influence a wide range of stakeholders
Contribute to the design and build of the strategic remediation quality control validation methodology and processes, including creation of process documentation, roll out to stakeholders and team
Accurately design and execute the quality control/validation approach for complex regulatory and significant internal audit issues, and ensure that quality control/validation documentation is clear, concise, supports the reviews performed, and explains decisions made
Provide effective review and challenge of significant remediation deliverables to ensure quality of design, implementation and sustainability
Exercise responsibility over the execution of assigned regulatory validation projects and/or deliverables to ensure that work is performed promptly and accurately
Escalate and/or communicate with relevant senior stakeholders to discuss the issues raised during the quality control/validation activities and agree path forward for resolution
Identify critical gaps in completed remediation activities, present feedback to senior leaders across business, risk, and compliance, in advance of the formal submission to the regulators/internal audit